Christ Lutheran Church

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1 Christ Luthern Church 300 Est Monroe Street Austin, Texs Telephone: emil: ddress service requested 2

2 By the My 2016 ISSUE 01 Pstor John 02 Around the Church 04 Christ s Community & Connections 05 Birthdys/Anniversries 06 Just for Kids 07 Serving Schedule PASTOR JOHN Der Friends, In his book, Six Hours One Fridy, Mx Lucdo tells of prticulrly bd week he once hd while serving s missionry in Brzil where everything just seemed to go wrong - cr troubles, cught in the rin, ruined equipment, etc. And while he ws busy bemoning his horrible life he ws pproched by young, orphn, street boy, dirty from hed to toe, dressed in nothing but pir of rgged shorts who sked him for some spre chnge. And he ws suddenly reminded tht ll too often we cry over spilled chmpgne. Our complints re not over the lck of necessities but the bundnce of benefits. PASTOR JOHN STENNFELD Pstor, Christ Luthern Church We bellyche over the frills, not the bsics; over benefits, not essentils. The source of our problems is our blessings. His words struck home for me. How often do we fil to recognize the bundnce of our blessings nd fil to live in grtitude for ll tht God hs given us? Insted we choose to get upset bout the event tht ws ruined by the rin, the doctor s office tht kept us witing for 30 minutes, the drive-thru order tht wsn t filled correctly. Most folks in the world would trde our problems for theirs ny dy of the week... but would we do the sme? I think not, nd so perhps we should remember tht next time we re getting imptient t the grocery store when they fil to open nother lne even though there re three people in line in front of us. Grtitude strts with becoming more wre of wht we do hve thn with wht we don t hve. I pry tht we might ech hve month filled with such grtitude, s we reflect upon the countless wys in which God hs blessed us. In Christ, Pstor John R & R Group On My 5th, R&R will meet t Christ Luthern t 1:30pm to celebrte Cinco de Myo. Put on your sombrero nd dress in your Cinco de Myo clothes nd join us for fellowship nd fun plying Mexicn Dominos. See the Alexnders for more informtion. SAVE THE DATE On June 9th, R&R will hve their nnul Red, White, & Blue - 4th of July Prty t Noon on 9005 Deer Hven Rd. BBQ Lunch will be offered (s well s wter nd te) but feel free to BYOB. Plese RSVP to Mry Ann Triesch t (512) or 1

3 UNDAROUND AROUND ARO Roy Pietsch t (512) Eunice Guild It s finlly here! the church The Eunice Guild s much wited Annul Spring Luncheon will be held on Tuesdy, My 17th, t 11:30 m. All women, spouses, fmily, nd friends re invited! We will once gin dine s group t El Gllo on S. Congress. The price is only $10.00 person, which will be collected t the door when you rrive. No Credit Crds will be ccepted. Plese hve exct chnge, or checks mde out to The AROUND AROUND AROUND Eunice Guild. You will then select plte from the menu prepred especilly for us (the menu is posted t the sign up sheet). The plte, iced te, chips, & sls, prline, tx nd grtuity re included in this specil price. To help the resturnt pln ccordingly, plese sign the list in the Nrthex on the Sundys of My 1st, 8th, or 15th, nd indicte the number in your prty. Direct ny questions or concerns to Helen Krcher (512) or Dunnh Ashmore (Below) Thursdy Bible Clss (512) With the gret food, n mzing price, esy ccess, nd super Christin fellowship, you cnnot find better del in Austin! Quilting Group - All re welcome; no experience is needed. Join us on Thursdy, My 12 th & 26 th. All types of mterils nd trims cn be reused for our quilting. Plese contct Ktherine Richter with questions. Ester Brekfst & BLIND Auction THANK YOU Thnks to everyone who cme out for the Ester Brekfst nd those who By the supported the blind uction. With just the generosity of those who donted through the free will offering lst Sundy nd Thrivent Finncil, totl of $894 ws rised to support our youth who re trveling to the Ntionl Youth Gthering in New Orlens this summer. Thi Spring Roll ORDERS On My 1st & 8th the youth will be tking orders for Pch s Thi spring rolls. They will be sold in frozen pckets: $10/dozen, or $5/ 2

4 Bythe hlf dozen. Orders cn be picked up on the following Sundy. All proceeds support our youth s they go to the Ntionl Youth (Below) Ntinl Youth Gthering Fellowship Mel Gthering in New Orlens this summer. mke fresh sndwiches on the lst Thursdy of ech month (this month s dte will be Thursdy, My 26th.) Our progrm cn lwys use supplies, so plese consider donting non-perishble sck lunch items feed my lmbs updte The sck lunch progrm hnded out 33 lunches during the month of April. We continue to 3 (Above) Holy Week & Ester Sundy (such s chips, bottles of wter, fruit cups, grnol brs, Vienn susges, nd tun nd crckers), nd personl hygiene items. Plese contct the church office with ny questions.

5 By the Expedition Norwy Lst summer for Vction Bible School our children nd youth trveled through Thilnd, nd this one re going to tke nother cross-culture trip - now to Norwy nd to the tip-top of the world. Discover the sights, sounds, smells, nd tstes of this country with chilly climte, nd experience how God is good ll the time. Wlk through mjestic fjords nd run with reindeer on Sundy mornings t 9:30 m strting on My 29. Plese contct Jordn for more informtion on how to get your fmily involved in this Biblebsed, fith-igniting, service-lerning dventure. JORDAN BOESSLING Minister of Cretive Communictions & Community Connections Heifer Interntionl This summer our service lerning during Vction Bible School is helping Heifer Interntionl provide livestock nd trining to struggling fmilies round the world. The offerings brought in by the children during the VBS hour will be designted towrd Heifer s work to wlk with these fmilies to improve their dily nutrition nd ern income for life s bsic needs. Our prtnership with Heifer s Animl Crckers progrm will help us see ourselves s prt of the globl fmily nd gin deeper pprecition of the wys in which Heifer helps people, nimls, nd plnts live in hrmony s God s good cretion. Genesis Grdens Mobile Loves nd Fishes provides food nd clothing nd promotes dignity for our brothers nd sisters, nd one of their progrms, Genesis Grdens, cultivtes community through sustinble griculture. We ll return to the grdens (9301 Hog Eye Rod, 78724) on Sturdy, My 14 from 9 m - 12 noon nd build just little more of this beutiful, cretive, nd edible food forest. Only 10 volunteer spots; dedline for this fmilyfriendly servnt event is Sundy, My 1. Plese contct Jordn for detils nd to sign up to serve. Men s Discipleship Clss Our finl Men Discipleship Clss for the spring is the first Tuesdy in My, the 3rd, t 7:30 pm. Join us for some food nd fellowship round the tble s we tlk bout the topic of How God Mkes Men. We ll review wht we hve lerned from the lives of the ten mighty men of ntiquity we ve studied since September 2015, nd reflect on wht their stories nd suffering hve sy to our lives tody. Visul Arts Cmp We hve plenty of possibilities t Christ to strtegiclly tp into the resources within our community nd to rech it for Christ. Art is one of those venues by which we cquint with our neighbors nd build bridges of connectivity. We ve got plenty of wys for our Church Fmily to get involved somewy in rrnging for spiring rtists to drw, sculpt, pint, nd collborte June 27 - July 1 nd July It s n opportunity to be the people of Christ, nd to love nd serve, nd to give young people the opportunity to hve fun with rt nd get better it, to be cretive nd expressive. 4

6 By the My birthdys nd nniversries Julin Cmpos Mrk Herber Betty Shw Ktherine Richter Crl Mensing Ksey Hentschke Jen Crpenter Czzol John Mitchell Tylor Hrrison Norm Nnyes Christine Stivers Jmi Eckhoff 5/2 5/6 5/6 5/7 5/8 5/13 5/14 5/14 5/15 5/15 5/15 5/18 Justin Vil 5/18 Pstor John 5/19 Jimmy Westfll 5/22 Robert & Yogi Strit 5/23/20090 Ron & Jo Kutz 5/25/19850 Don & Terry Kirby 5/27/19780 Jen Lindermn 5/27 Frn Ross 5/27 Monroe & Helen Krcher 5/28/19490 Olivi Trueper 5/28 Milton & Lind Ihlo 5/29/19650 Joe & Mri Clvo 5/29/19600 Medi Just reminder tht we often tke photos, nd t times, video, of ministry events to put up round Church on the screen on Sundys nd to post to the web tht publicizes the worship, service, fellowship, nd eduction life of Christ Luthern. Generl Plese contct Jordn with questions bout ny of these nnouncements. Be sure to check out the Sundy Mornings Christin Eduction s well s Community Connections bulletin bords for more informtion on wht s hppening in these ministries. (Below) R & R Group 5

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8 Serving in My :15 10:45 Elders Sonny Mitchell Tim Ristow My 1st Flowers: Given by Jen & Chuck Czzol Tellers: A. Werchn/P. Mitchell Communion Guild: 8:15 m Acolyte: Ben Schre Lector: Clyton Pillck 10:45 m Acolyte: Smuel Chpmn Lector: Norm Nnyes My 22nd Flowers: Given by Ron & Jo Kutz Tellers: P. Hmil/J. Wiley Communion Guild: Pm Hmil & Liz C 8:15 m Acolyte: Lector: Lucille Herrer 10:45 m Acolyte: Smuel Chpmn Lector: Phil Etter My 8th *Flowers: Given in honor of Betty Shw s Birthdy, by her children Tellers: A. Werchn/P. Mitchell Communion Guild: E. Decker & Krotkin 8:15 m Acolyte: Kty Herber Lector: Mrk Herber 10:45 m Acolyte: Adm Werchn Lector: MryLou Moore My 15th Flowers: Given by Dorothy Trugott Tellers: P. Hmil/J. Wiley Communion Guild: 8:15 m Acolyte: Lector: Chrles Knetzky 10:45 m Acolyte: Ben Ristow Lector: Jne Crrion My 29th Flowers: Given in honor of Monroe & Helen Krcher s Wedding Anniversry Tellers: P. Bost/M. Moore Communion Guild 8:15m L. Glbreth 10:45m Wiley 8:15 m Acolyte: Lector: Aln Rock 10:45 m Acolyte: Jeremy Fulkner Lector: Mrk Bcon If you cnnot serve s scheduled, it is YOUR responsibility to find replcement. If you know schedule chnge before 9:00 m on Thursdy of the week you re scheduled, plese contct the church office ( ) to inform the secretry of the chnge for the Sundy bulletin. If problem rises on Sundy morning, plese cll the office nd leve messge. * Denotes donted flower rrngements